Rad 1125 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

pnea - ANSWER Refers to breathing, respiration. -thermo - ANSWER Refers to heat. Hyper- - ANSWER Refers to over, above Hypo- - ANSWER Refers to under, below Define hyperthermia - ANSWER Abnormally high body temperature, especially that is induced for therapeutic purposes. When a patient's body temperature increases above the normal body temperature range. identify the causes of hyperthermia - ANSWER Any event that increases cellular metabolism also increases body temperature. ...

Who is a radiographer? - ANSWER A radiographer is a radiologic technologist who administers ionizing radiation to perform radiographic procedures Explain ALARA - ANSWER ALARA stands for "as low as reasonably achievable" and is the fundamental radiation protection protocol for radiographers. ARRT - ANSWER American Registry of Radiologic Technologists ASRT - ANSWER American Society of Radiologic Technologists

Mission Statement - ANSWER the driving and guiding force that outlines the reason for the existance of a hospital President of chief executive order - ANSWER The board of director employs ____ who interacts with the medical staff to ensure coordination and quality of patient care and services economic hardships - ANSWER forces causing hospitals to recognize include:

What is the average systolic blood pressure? - ANSWER 90-120 mmHg What is the average diastolic blood pressure? - ANSWER 60-80 mmHg What is the normal range for respiratory rate? Healthy Adult Children Newborns - ANSWER Healthy Adult - 12-20 breaths per minute

Explain the use of radiation in medicine - ANSWER Radiation is used in medicine to create images of an atomic structures or physiologic actions and therapeutic purposes Provide an overview of the history of medicine - ANSWER Modern medicine has evolved from ancient medicine, which started in ancient Egypt with the first doctors Describe the discovery of x-rays. - ANSWER Nov 8th, 1895. Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen(Wurzburg, Germany) in physics lab working with Crookes tube encompassed cathode and...

Greater tubercle (site of insertion of the supraspinatus muscle) - ANSWER Shoulder AP external rotation structures demonstrated shoulder ap external - ANSWER lesser tubercle (free from SUPERIMPOSITION from the head of HUMERUS) - ANSWER Shoulder AP internal structures demonstrated Shoulder AP, Internal - ANSWER

the Five "Rights" of drug administration - ANSWER 1. Right Patient 2. Right Drug 3. Right Route 4. Right Dose 5. Right Time What is HIPAA? and what is it? - ANSWER Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act is used as a standard format for health care organizations to share medical information and makes it illegal for information to be released to inappropriate third parties. What is a living will? - ANSWER legal document that expresses client's wishes regarding medical t...

Commication - ANSWER attentive, empathy, authentic, clear, concise, and age appropriate Should leading questions be asked? Why or why not? - ANSWER No, they are bad. Are open ended questions a good idea? - ANSWER Yes, they allow the patient to tell about the problem with no influence.

The term used to describe energy transmitted through matter is: - ANSWER Radiation Special protection should be taken to prevent excessive exposure to: - ANSWER Ionizing radiation Which of the following specialties uses a nonionizing form of radiation? - ANSWER Sonography

Voluntary motion is under the control of the _____ - ANSWER Patient The most important communication that takes place in the department is between the radiographer and the _______ - ANSWER Patient A key component to effective communication with a patient is _________ - ANSWER establishing good rapport